amberoid

[ am-buh-roid ]

/ ˈæm bəˌrɔɪd /

noun

synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of various resins at a high temperature.

Words nearby amberoid

amber islands, amberfish, ambergris, amberina, amberjack, amberoid, ambi-, ambiance, ambidentate, ambidexter, ambidexterity

Also ambroid.

Origin of amberoid

First recorded in 1895–1900; amber + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for amberoid

amberoid

ambroid

/ (ˈæmbəˌrɔɪd) /

noun

a synthetic amber made by compressing pieces of amber and other resins together at a high temperature

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